Centuries In England For Example Father Christmas Gradually Took On The Attributes Of The American Santa Claus During The 19th Century The Two Characters Eventually Becoming.
His Generous Gifts To The Poor In Particular Presenting The Three Impoverished Daughters Of A Pious Christian With Dowries So That They Would Not Have To Become Prostitutes.
In Some Areas Of Northern Italy Bergamo Brescia Cremona Lodi Mantova Parma Piacenza Reggio Emilia Verona Trento Udine There Is Santa Lucia A Veiled Blind Old Woman.
The Leader Of The Wild Hunt At The Time Of Yule Santa Claus's Reindeer Has Also Been Compared To Sleipnir The Eight Legged Horse Of Odin In Norse Mythology Jacob Grimm.
It Is An Elf Like Figure Or Tomten Who Comes At Yule And Who Sometimes Also Takes The Form Of A Goat In German Speaking Europe And Latin Europe It Became Associated.